This controversy is not just about one football game. It is about equity and how it potentially affects Buffalo student-athletes – and others throughout New York – for the rest of their lives.
Through a digital evaluation tool called SuperEval, Williams received the second-highest rating possible.
The new contract would give Buffalo teachers the second-highest starting salary in the region, and all current and retired Buffalo teachers will continue to receive district-covered retiree healthcare, as well as new hires, until June 30, 2026.
This newly rejuvenated board with both new and veteran members, some in new leadership roles, holds much promise for the future of policy making for Buffalo Public Schools.
The Buffalo School Board last month assigned Cindi McEachon, the North District representative elected in November, as liaison to the Buffalo Common Council's education committee.
"We know, especially this year, in the shadow of the massacre of 5-14 right here in Buffalo, that the fight that Dr. King continued carries on," State Sen. Timothy Kennedy said.
"We will be a force to deal with moving forward," said Belton-Cottman
The Buffalo School Board during a special meeting Wednesday approved immediate 7% raises for exempt employees hired on or before May 31.
Board members said they see Tonja Williams' hometown upbringing and knowledge of the district and community as a plus.
Superintendent Kriner Cash was front and center at news conferences on Feb. 9 after a student was stabbed and a security guard was shot outside McKinley High School. But on Saturday, when the district announced its plans for bringing students back into the school, Cash was nowhere to be seen.
During a loud and tense few minutes toward the end of a remote meeting, BPS Superintendent Kriner Cash and school board member Sharon Belton-Cottman repeatedly spoke over one another. More than once, Belton-Cottman told Cash to “just do your job.”
The longtime politician and former Buffalo mayoral candidate was lauded by current Mayor Byron W. Brown and others in attendance as a trailblazer and visionary for his dedication to public education.
He worked to get young people off the street, taught parenting classes, mentored young men and organized activities and events involving basketball for young people.
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The district has made “great progress” during Cash’s tenure in Buffalo and needs an experienced leader to help schools get through the Covid-19 pandemic, said Board President Sharon Belton-Cottman.
In a video clip obtained by The Buffalo News, Central District Board Member Paulette Woods is seen making the obscene gesture to the screen.
It was not that there was disagreement among the School Board members about whether Cash deserved to have his contract extended.